The Latest: Tokyo’s daily infections top 600 for first time

TOKYO — The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital have topped 600 in a day for the first time. Experts on Tokyo’s virus task force say the surge in infections has placed an added burden on hospitals, making it difficult for many of them to carry out treatment for ordinary patients. Tokyo reported 602 new cases Thursday, while the daily tally for the entire nation was 2,810. Japan has reported 168,573 infections since the…